Bipolar Disorder Support Group

I am on disability and unemployed but I have a part time volunteer job. I like it a lot. It's a good match for me. I'm applying for another one but I don't think I'll get it. You don't know until you try however, so I'm applying anyway. We'll see. It feels good to get out there and help people. Always a positive experience. Especially without pressure.

alot of pressure makes a big difference. If I get under alot of pressure it takes alot of self talk to keep my confidence up!

I go to school full time and work part time as a caregiver for the elderly in a private assisted living facility. I also volunteer at a cat shelter. I love all of it. It feels good to give back and help others (and the cats!).

Pressure can be a big trigger. I live in Washington, DC. A workaholic town. You're nobody if you don't have a job. That's why my position with the US Holocuast Memorial Museum is ideal. I get to help out a lot. It's very busy but I get a feeling of satisfaction from helping out people when I work there. I'm also applying at the National Museum for Women in the Arts. But it's much more competitive and I doubt I'll get the position. It's worth a shot however, so I'm trying. It's in the hands of Fate. We'll see. I have no expectations. It would be nice but I still have USHMM. So, I'm cool.

I'm on disability but I do work two days a week as a Caregiver for an Agency.

im not able to work, because of the bipolar fucking me up, and because of whatever in the hell is going on with my knees, legs, feet, and toes. and causing me soooooo much pain!!

no doc knows. im trying for disability right now. already been turned down once, so i'll reapply. ugh!!!

i'm a night supervisor at godfather. love it hate it. damn teenagers. it's a job, it pays the bills. that's why i'm back in collage to do something more with my art and be my own boss.

I am not working. On disability. I would love to go back to school, but am afraid that I wouldn't be able to handle the stress of it. I love medicine, takes a lot of work & residency would be hard in regards to sleep. Have loads of doctor friends & they always are telling me to go back, especially when my kids are older. Again same thing, I am scared. Maybe I will go back to volunteering, refugees around here need to learn English - very rewarding overall.

I worked 2 months in 3yrs and have a SSDI hearing next month. I wish the goverment would just shoot me and put me out of my misery.

I worked for a long time but finally the stress got to me too bad and I was having a lot of anxiety and panic attacks. So, I quit and now I am on disability. I also have problems with bipolar. I can't believe what a difference it made though after I quit. I am so much more calm now and never realized the stress was triggering me. The downfall though is I have a lot less income now.